The only context in which there are “good” vibrations may be in the Beach Boys’ song. For woodworkers, and in fact, tool users of any kind, there are only “bad” vibrations. Tool vibration can cause discomfort and potential long-term damage (look up Raynaud’s Phenomenon for more information). The human hand and arm is most sensitive […]
As the hot summer months are winding down, more and more woodworkers are getting back into their shops. One of these woodworkers is Temple Blackwood, who we featured last month in The Highland Woodturner in our Show Us Your Shop Column. When he submitted his shop to us, he was still in the process of […]
Today’s Follow Friday is Simon Levy, a woodturner from Ashland City, TN, who we featured in the Show Us Your Woodturning Stuff column in the August 2013 issue of The Highland Woodturner. Simon received his initial artistic training from The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, CA, where he majored in Graphic Design, but […]
This weeks #FollowFriday is Stew Hagerty from Fort Wayne, IN. Stew was recently featured with his rocking horse project that he made for his granddaughter in the Show Us Your Stuff column in our August 2013 issue of Wood News. Stew is a former General Contractor who got very sick 4 years ago with an […]
Last week we published Part 1 of my visit to RE-CO BKLYN, a Sawmill and Lumber Yard located in Brooklyn, New York. In this week’s blog we’ll get a history behind RE-CO BKLYN and its development into New York City’s only sawmill. RE-CO BKLYN came about in 2009 with “the first tree fall.” RE-CO owner, […]
OK, Luddites, how many blogs do you follow, besides this one of course? What’s a blog anyway? Blog is a contraction of “web log” and it is a way to post things on a regular basis on the internet so others can follow what you have to say or see what you are making. I […]
Today’s #FollowFriday is Roger Moore from Aiken, SC, whose shop we featured in our August 2013 issue of Wood News. Roger is a retired nuclear engineer who left engineering in 2003 and built an entirely new two-story workshop right after retirement. He put a lot of thought and detail into the structure and specifications of […]